R.E.W Reynolds

[biggs682]

Just over 15 miles covered today and only slight issue is a knocking noise when in smaller gears if i keep it in 1 - 3 no noise soon as i select 4th or above the noise starts unless i don't pedal .

Swapped wheels for another set same noise same situation so going for a bottom bracket fault and now await the arrival of a new one

Will do a few more miles in between to carry on testing etc etc

 

[Illaveago]

Why use it during the winter months when there will be wet weather and salt around which won't do the chrome or rust much good ?

You could touch in the paintwork and make it look a lot better.

 

[biggs682]

Why use it during the winter months when there will be wet weather and salt around which won't do the chrome or rust much good ?

You could touch in the paintwork and make it look a lot better.

The vast majority of the chrome has already tarnished beyond recovery on the forks and lugs , the rear stay chrome is ok just a bit scabby so has been given a good polish and yes if i could match the colour i could touch in but there are some quite big areas of paint loss that couldn't be done neatly .

Plan is to do some miles on it and if it rides like other R.E.W's then i might treat it to a proper refinish at the end of the winter .

I enjoy riding a scruffy bike whilst other people won't venture out when the roads are slightly wet .

One of my next jobs is to fit a set of guards on for a bit of protection .

 

[Illaveago]

It is a shame when it has all that fancy lug work.
From what I can see from my tablet the colour looks a bit like BMW Mini Pepper white.

 

[biggs682]

Fitted 122.5mm bottom bracket and on the following 3 mile road test all seems well , no chain jumping off and no knocking in smaller cogs .

 

[biggs682]

@Kempstonian

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I enjoy riding a scruffy bike whilst other people won't venture out when the roads are slightly wet .

Bikes are like cars. By all means have a shiny "best" one to polish every Sunday if that floats your boat, but always have a workhorse that isn't too precious to actually use regardless of where you need to take it or what the weather is like.

 

[biggs682]

Well this has been dragged into action again as another winter fixed bike .

Still got some work to do but plan is to have it ready for testing within a couple of weeks.